High speed data conversion and handling



y 7, 1965 M. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Origihal Filed April 17, 31957 21 Sheets-Sheet 1 r DIGITAL ENCODING ON INTERMEDIATE MAGNETIC TAPE STORAGE ANALOG CHANNELS I FROM STRAIN B L GAGE OR TAPE TAPE I I,T RECORDING PLAYBAOK THERMO-COUPLE I UNIT UNIT I TRANSDUCERS I FIG.|

TAPE MOTION l3 WORD IDENTIFICATION s4 AND L33 0 o I o o 2 MARKS 6 11-31 m 6 II 2111 3 TRACK 5 L m1 5 I III 4 NO. DATA 4 l0 m 4 IO 11 5 3 9 Y 3 9 I 6 2 e m 2 a 11 1 l v 1 m l 1 m e I I l 32 35 as ONE HALF 1 THROUGH 1111 REPRESENT WORD CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION THROUGH IO REPRESENT ONE ANALOG ENCODING WITH CONVERSION BIT I0 MOST SIGNIFICANT FIG. 3

INVENTORS.

MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY o. MORGAN BY RICHARD a. RUSH July 27, 1965 M. KLEIN ETAL 3 7,7

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 2 STANDARD VOLTAGE LOGICAL MAST ER SCANNING MONITOR .l [fa-a, I

ATTORNEY y 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 3 ANALOG SIGNAL 0| 0N CHANNEL ANALOG SIGNAL 602 ON CHANNEL TIME SERIAL 604 SAMPLING so:

OLAMPED TIME- x 606 SERIAL SAMPLING 6 5 4 I l 2 3 -l l I00 MICROSECONDS -FIG. 4

INVENTORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY C. MORGAN BY RICHARD B. USH

ATTORNEY y 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 4 LNVEEIIQITORS. RTIN L. L

HkRRY C. MORGAN BY RIGHARD B. RUSH ATTORNE July 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 5 PULS ES FROM [66 MASTER TIMER PROGRAMMING LOGICAL OIROUITRY DIGITAL /I67 ANALOG ERROR To ANALOG INPUT AMPLIFIER CONVERTER I82 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 "BIZ ANALOG LEVEL FIG. 8

INVENTORS MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY C. MORGAN BY RICHARD B. RUSH ATTORNEY y 5 M. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,7

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 6 a 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 IO M I2 0 v a IO 1 l l 9 I l l.

o r I 7 l o r 4 I I o r 2 J I l I GATHODE FOLLOWER OUTPUT VOLTAGES FIG. 9

INVENTORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY C. MORGAN BY RICHARD B. RUSH ATTORNEY July 27, 1965 M. KLEIN ETAL HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 7 o. 2. .2 m J m mm mm 3 v 3. mm vm mK L. m m A 43. M v5 9. t. 2 [I I I. l nm 3 v m ow mm vm 2 E mm m il o mm man. 1mm N6. =8 9mm 5w in EN 8N 3 k i N; E o; E E. Q E.

HARRY c. M BY RICHARD B.

y 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17. 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 8 man 8 9.2 n v :0 0 m E 1:0: I 8 m 22 o o o l &, XX 6 88 3 aa! m a o (\1 E55 35 3 a: n: a:

MARTIN 1.. KLEIN HARRY c. MORGAN BY RICHARD a. RUSH HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 9 FROM TAPE CODE TRANSCRIBERS 8- GHANNEL TAPEl RECORDER OIRCUITRY INVENTORS.

MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY c. MORGAN BY RICHARD B. RUSH ATTCRNEY July 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL HIGH SPEED DATA COl WERSION AND HANDLING 21 Sheets-Sheet 110 Original Filed April 17, 1957 July27, 1965 M. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 1'7, 195'! 21 Sheets-Sheet 1'2 PULSE SHAPER OUTPUT VOLTAGES uvmvrona MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY c. MORGAN BY RICHARD B RUSH ATTORNEY y 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet I3 STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR OUTPUT VOLTAGE INVENTORS." MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY c. MORGAN By RICHARD B. USH

ATTORNEY y 1955 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 1'4 STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR OUTPUT VOLTAGE ANALOG IS 4.48V

TRIGGER OUTPUT VOLTAGE FIG. l8

INVENTORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY c. MORGAN BY RICHARD a RUSH ATTORNEY y 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,7

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLiNG Original Filed April 1'7, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 15 INVENTORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY C. MORGAN BY RICHARD R SH 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3,197,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING 21 Sheets-Sheet 1-6 DECADE COUNTER July 2 Original Filed April 17, 1957 CHANNEL 2 s s a R Y ml l I i I I I I I I l IJ 7 m N E 4 H NNA m T11 EEG O 11 6 L T 2 II 5 3 NKO I T Ill |I| II I 4 6 I A 4 H H H M 4 .MB L IIIIIIIIIIIIJ R w 6 n 4 L L 4 u WM j! 5 4 RRC 5 2 AAI I III II III I 4 M MHR v/ J Q Y B a 4 l I l I I I I L 5 ll, 4 4 h 4 0 4 5 r [I I l I I IL 6 6 4 4 m W u u 0 I1 3 O L 5 n T P G I III] III I R l 4 M W M m m P 3 IlllllllllII 5 fl H D D L 4 n u M m 8 M 9 4 4 G R 2/ II I 4 a u R 4 J M w d 2 4 2 I a n n H 5 4 4 6 7 m 4 4 I m H W 4 4 July 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,759

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING 21 Sheets-Sheet 17 Original Filed April 17. 1957 CHECK MARK 526 SET MARK IN VEN TORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN FIG ATTORNEY July 27, 1965 Original Filed April. 17, 1957 M. L. KLEIN ETAL HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING 21. Sheets-Sheet 13 ODD BLOC KS EVEN 590 TIME FILTER FIG. 22

INVENTORS. MARTIN L. KLEIN HARRY 0. MORGAN BY RICHARD B. RUSH ATTORNEY July 27, 1965 M. L. KLEIN ETAL 3, 7,

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April .17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 19 HVVENTORS. 1&2: MARTIN L KLEIN RRY G. MORGAN BY H I GHARD RUSH AT TORN J y 1955 M. L. KLElN ETAL 3 7,7

HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERSION AND HANDLING Original Filed April 17, 1957 21 Sheets-Sheet 2 ,0

FIG 26 INVENTORS. Y MARTIN L. KLEIN FIG. 25 HARRY C. MORGAN BY RICHARD .R

ATTORNEY 

6. AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, ANALOG SIGNAL INPUT TERMINALS, A MASTER TIMER FOR SUPPLYING A PLURALITY OF STEEP-FRONT VOLTAGES IN SUCCESSION IN A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT CHANNELS, A PLURALITY OF PULSE FORMERS IN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS, A PLURALITY OF BISTABLE ELECTRONIC VALUE UNITS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID CHANNELS, EACH SUCH UNIT HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL AND TWO INPUT TERMINALS REFERRED TO AS THE ZERO AND ONE TERMINALS, RESPECTIVELY, CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PULSE FORMERS AND THE ONE TERMINALS IN EACH CHANNEL, A PLURALITY OF COINCIDENCE GATES EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF CHANNELS EACH HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE ZERO TERMINAL OF THE PRECEDING CHANNEL, HAVING A FIRST INPUT TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE CHANNEL PULSE SHAPER, AND HAVING A SECOND INPUT TERMINAL, ALL OF THE SAID SECOND INPUT TERMINALS BEING INTERCONNECTED, A TRIGGER UNIT WITH AN INPUT TERMINAL AND WITH AN OUTPUT TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND COINCIDENCE GATE TERMINALS, A STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF INPUT TERMINALS, EACH CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID BISTABLE OUTPUT TERMINALS, A SOURCE OF STANDARD VOLTAGE WITH A RESISTOR CONNECTED THERETO, A DIODE ARRAY CONNECTED TO INTERMEDIATE POINTS IN SAID RESISTOR OF SUCCESSIVELY HIGHER VOLTAGE, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC VALVES EACH HAVING A CONTROL ELECTRODE COUPLED TO ONE OF THE INPUT TERMINALS OF THE STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR WITH AN ANODE CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE POINTS IN THE DIODE ARRAY, A PLURALITY OF BYPASS RESISTORS CONNECTED ACROSS SELECTED DIODES OF SAID ARRAY WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO POINTS ON THE RESISTOR OF HIGHER VOLTAGE, AN OUTPUT TERMINAL CONNECTED TO A POINT IN SAID RESISTOR WHEREBY AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE IS PRODUCED AT SAID OUTPUT TERMINALS HAVING A VALUE DETERMINED BY THE POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE INPUT TERMINALS OF THE STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR, AN ERROR AMPLIFIER HAVING A PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS FOR VOLTAGE COMPARISON, ONE OF WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT TERMINAL OF THE STANDARD VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND THE OTHER OF WHICH IS COUPLED TO SAID INPUT SIGNAL TERMINALS FOR COMPARISON WITH AN ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL AND HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE INPUT TERMINAL OF THE TRIGGER UNIT. 